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RANLife Home Loans, a USDA Direct Lender , is offering alternative solutions to clients looking for a USDA Home Loan to combat the long commitment times which stretch out to up to 30 business days in some states.

"Geography is destiny" somebody once said. That thought may go far in explaining what's missing in the relationship between young adults - otherwise known as the millennial generation - and the housing market.

A new report from the charity Shelter shows that almost half of 20-to-34- year olds live with their parents because of high rent and house prices Simon Read is Personal Finance Editor at The Independent.

The average U.S. household owes more than $7,000 on their credit cards. Average U.S. household mortgage debt is around $154,000, and average U.S. household student loan debt is more than $33,000.

Find yourself wishing for a pool this summer season? A pool can help ease the summer heat, but is it worth the investment to install one in your back yard? Vince Arcuri, a realtor with Exit Elite Realty, says it’s a numbers game.

Construction continues at the Grand at Polaris apartments on Old State Road. They are among the projected 7,500 new apartments to be added in central Ohio since the start of 2013.

When you're looking to buy a house or find a place to raise your kids, one of the first questions you ask is what the crime is like.

Real estate investor and Zillow Blog contributor Leonard Baron answers questions from readers regarding buying, selling and investing.

When consumers are searching for properties, two of the most important things they are looking for are accurate listing data and immediate access to a competent real estate professional who can help them acquire their dream home.

Pre-approval, as opposed to pre-qualification, signifies that the loan application has been taken through a rigorous procedure.

Shelter, a housing and homelessness charity, revealed that they received 50 per cent more calls from people living in the North East, who are struggling to pay mortgages, within the past 2 years, pulse.co.uk published on residents that this kind of suffering is unnecessary, because there are ways to prevent the accumulation of unwanted debt when ... (more)

Terry Derby had to surf on seven different couches. Ellen Frank was turned down for credit cards and had trouble leasing a car.

A former Queenstown bank employee convicted of a $400,000 theft has been jailed for two years and seven months.

Legislative aide Sara Stevens, 27, knows interest rates are low, rents are high and owning a home can build wealth, but after witnessing the worst real-estate slump since the Great Depression, she is resisting buying a home of her own.

During his third deployment in Afghanistan, Air Force Staff Sgt. Claude Hunter was so eager to return to the United States and buy a house that he signed a contract for a property that his agent showed him over Skype.

The finding comes despite research showing confidence across Britain has plunged amid growing fears over spiralling property prices and the prospect of interest rates rising.

Buying a home is a complicated and often confusing process even when using your native language in a system you are familiar with.

Home flippers mostly went extinct nationwide after the housing crises. But despite a harsh lending market, they may be on their way back, via television.

They are increasingly ethnically diverse, more educated and less likely to be married -- all factors that make them less likely to own a home, said a new report released by Trulia, the online real-estate firm.

Buying a home is a big decision that includes understanding how much house you can afford and working through the mortgage and purchase process.